Best poetry & writing Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

Source: The Works. Containing Interesting and Valuable Papers, Not Hitherto Published. With Memoir of the Author, by Thomas Roscoe. -London, Washbourne 1841

“One can be well-bred and write bad poetry”

Writing Wells Poetry Poet Criticism

Author:Moliere

“In autumn, when the leaves are brown, Take pen and ink, and write it down.”

Writing Poetry Poet Brown Autumn Pens Ink

Book:Through the Looking-Glass

Source: Through the Looking-Glass

“In a notable family called Stein There were Gertrude, and Ep, and then Ein. Gert's writing was hazy, Ep's statues were crazy, And nobody understood Ein.”

Writing Poetry Crazy Understood Statues Notable Gertrude Hazy

Author:Bennett Cerf

“It is not possible, for a poet, writing in any language, to protect himself from the tragic elements in human life.... [ellipsis in source] Illness, old age, and death--subjects as ancient as humanity--these are the subjects that the poet must speak of very nearly from the first moment that he begins to speak.”

Life Writing Firsts Humans Moments Age Poetry Humanity Speak Language Subjects Poet Source Protect Elements Tragedy Ancient Illness Old Age Human Life Tragic

Author:Louise Bogan

“But sometimes everything I write with the threadbare art of my eye seems a snapshot”

Writing Art Sometimes Seems Eye Poetry Poet Snapshots

Book:Robert Lowell: a tribute

Source: Robert Lowell: a tribute

“We have more poets than judges and interpreters of poetry. It is easier to write an indifferent poem than to understand a good one. There is, indeed, a certain low and moderate sort of poetry, that a man may well enough judge by certain rules of art; but the true, supreme, and divine poesy is equally above all rules and reason. And whoever discerns the beauty of it with the most assured and most steady sight sees no more than the quick reflection of a flash of lightning.”

Source: Works, Comprising His Essays, Letters, and Journey Through Germany and Italy: With Notes from All the Commentators, Biographical and Bibliographical Notices &c., &c

“I do not see how a man can work on the frontiers of physics and write poetry at the same time. They are in opposition. In science you want to say something that nobody knew before, in words which everyone can understand. In poetry you are bound to say ... something that everyone knows already in words that nobody can understand. Commenting to him about the poetry J. Robert Oppenheimer wrote.”

Knows Men Want Writing Poetry Bounds Physics Opposition Frontiers

Author:Paul Dirac

“It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.”

Writing Art Facts Poetry Culture Money Talking Poet Making Money More Money Makin Money

Author:W. H. Auden

“We're talking about an extremely prolific poet and songwriter and lyricist. That stuff comes off the top of her head. She [Joni Mitchell] will write exactly what she lives. If she puts some money in the soda machine, she'll write about putting money in the soda machine. "Dry Cleaner from Des Moines," on the Shadows & Light album, was about sitting next to a dry cleaner from Des Moines, playing a slot machine.”